Traditional narratives of black educational history suggest that
African Americans offered a unified voice concerning "Brown v.
Board of Education," Jack Dougherty counters this interpretation,
demonstrating that black activists engaged in multiple,
overlapping, and often conflicting strategies to advance the race
by gaining greater control over schools.
Dougherty tells the story of black school reform movements in
Milwaukee from the 1930s to the 1990s, highlighting the multiple
perspectives within each generation. In profiles of four leading
activists, he reveals how different generations redefined the
meaning of the "Brown" decision over time to fit the historical
conditions of their particular struggles. William Kelley of the
Urban League worked to win teaching jobs for blacks and to resettle
Southern black migrant children in the 1950s; Lloyd Barbee of the
NAACP organized protests in support of integrated schools and the
teaching of black history in the 1960s; and Marian McEvilly and
Howard Fuller contested--in different ways--the politics of
implementing desegregation in the 1970s, paving the way for the
1990s private school voucher movement. Dougherty concludes by
contrasting three interpretations of the progress made in the fifty
years since "Brown," showing how historical perspective can shed
light on contemporary debates over race and education reform.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
